Decided to do something more recent and upbeat. The mental jukebox came up with Bruno Mars, ‘Just the Way You Are’. Hey, it’s only six years ago it was released. That’s like yesterday in beer years.
This is a good song for walking around and singing. In fact, I witnessed just an episode about two weeks ago. I was walking. Another guy approached from the other direction. I could tell he was singing but couldn’t yet make it out. It was clear he was budded up. And then, crossing the street, he sang loudly, in a pretty close approximation of the right key:
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
‘Cause, girl, you’re amazing
Just the way you are.
I smiled to myself, impressed that he was so willing to sing aloud.
Sing along. Don’t worry about the key.
Michael Seidel, writer 
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